Rig Veda 5.17.3: Mandala 5, Sukta 17, Mantra 3
Sukta 5.17
Rishi: Vasiṣṭha
Devata: Agni
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (likely)
Samhita Patha (Devanagari)
अस्य वासा उ अर्चिषा य आयुक्त तुजा गिरा । दिवो न यस्य रेतसा बृहच्छोचन्त्यर्चयः ॥
Transliteration
ásya vāsā́ u arcíṣā yá ā́yukta tujā́ girā́ | divó ná yásya rétasā bṛhác chócanty arcáyaḥ ||
Translation
Sein Gewand ist Flamme; durch das antreibende Wort ist er angeschirrt. Und wie der Same des Himmels lodern seine weiten Strahlen auf — große Lichter, entzündet aus der leuchtenden Essenz.
Word by Word
अस्यof him / of this (one)
अस्य:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) → अस्य (षष्ठी एकवचन)
वासाgarments / coverings
वासा:
कर्तृ (of the following verbal idea ‘shine/are bright’ implied)
TypeNoun
Rootवस् (प्रातिपदिक: वासस्/वासः ‘वस्त्र/आवरण’) → वासा (Nom. pl.)
उindeed / verily
उ:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउ (निपात)
अर्चिषाwith flame / with radiance
अर्चिषा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चिस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘ज्वाला/तेजस्’
यःwho
यः:
कर्तृ
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-प्रातिपदिक) → यः
आयुक्तyoked / harnessed / joined
आयुक्त:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootयुज् (धातु) ‘योजने’ + आ- (उपसर्ग)
तुजाswift / impetuous
तुजा:
कर्म (qualifying the object ‘speech’)
TypeAdjective
Rootतुज्/तुञ्ज् (प्रातिपदिक: तुज ‘वेगवान्/प्रेरक/तीव्र’)
गिराspeech / hymn
गिरा:
कर्म
TypeNoun
Rootगिर् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘वाक्/स्तुति’
दिवःof heaven / of the sky
दिवः:
सम्बन्ध
TypeNoun
Rootदिव् (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ/दिव्) ‘द्युलोक/स्वर्ग’
नlike / as
न:
—
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (उपमा-निपात)
यस्यwhose
यस्य:
सम्बन्ध
TypePronoun
Rootयद् (संबन्ध-प्रातिपदिक) → यस्य
रेतसाwith seed / with vital fluid
रेतसा:
करण
TypeNoun
Rootरेतस् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘वीर्य/बीज/रस’
बृहत्great
बृहत्:
विशेषण (of the subject ‘rays/flames’)
TypeAdjective
Rootबृहन्त् (प्रातिपदिक) ‘महान्’
शोचन्तिshine / blaze
शोचन्ति:
क्रिया
TypeVerb
Rootशुच्/शोच् (धातु) ‘दीप्तौ/शोचने’
अर्चयःrays / flames
अर्चयः:
कर्तृ
TypeNoun
Rootअर्चि (प्रातिपदिक: अर्चि/अर्चय ‘किरण/ज्वाला’)
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